Whitechapel - The Videogame Thread (October to December 2012)Tue, 03 Mar 2015 16:40:00 -0600http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=341345#Comment_341345Mon, 01 Oct 2012 00:35:38 -0500FlabyoThis leads to too many games for any one person to buy, and often good games will simply fall through the cracks (often taking their developers with them) simply because they decided to go face to face with the Call of Duty's of this world rather than wait until the Spring to launch.

So anyway, holiday madness is upon us.

For me, the first title I'm picking up from this rush will be the XCOM reboot. All signs point to this being essentially my perfect game.

(It's also out on the same day as the game I've spent the past two years on, Fable: The Journey, but there's not exactly much demographic overlap there so I'm cool)

Later in the month I'll be getting Assassin's Creed 3, but beyond that I think I'll let reviews and word of mouth guide me on games like Dishonoured, Black Ops 2 etc... ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=341359#Comment_341359Mon, 01 Oct 2012 04:18:45 -0500MagnulusI still love and play the original, but I'm ready for a modern take. XCOM looks like the right stuff so far. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=341368#Comment_341368Mon, 01 Oct 2012 06:54:33 -0500Flabyo
This XCOM video from Gametrailers is the first I've seen of someone just playing the game. It'll sell it to anyone who liked the original as it shows boh what they've changed and what they've kept. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=341371#Comment_341371Mon, 01 Oct 2012 07:43:24 -0500MagnulusThe Videogame Thread (October to December 2012)http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=341372#Comment_341372
http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=341372#Comment_341372Mon, 01 Oct 2012 08:52:34 -0500RenThingMy brother and I, when they came out, bought all of the original XCOM games (and I just about peed myself when Steam offered them all for $7 a few years ago and I jumped on that in an instant). We're incredibly excited about the new game. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=341376#Comment_341376Mon, 01 Oct 2012 09:57:31 -0500FauxhammerI'll be trading it in for Darksiders 2 or Dishonored. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=341381#Comment_341381Mon, 01 Oct 2012 10:50:35 -0500joe.distortNiGHTS, one of my favorite games of all time gets its 16 year HD facelift tomorrow!!!

as far as the holiday rush, HITMAN (another old favorite) and DISHONORED are about the only things on the slate that look up my alley...however i usually get games like 7 -12 months late so those are more like Games Of The Future for me. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=341412#Comment_341412Tue, 02 Oct 2012 00:08:04 -0500Magnulus
FTL lately. It's like a space-roguelike with a time limit, and it's both incredibly compelling and frustrating. You WILL die. A LOT. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=341418#Comment_341418Tue, 02 Oct 2012 02:23:25 -0500Ben Klumaster
It was beautiful. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=341420#Comment_341420Tue, 02 Oct 2012 02:33:14 -0500FlabyoBit of a mixture in the office lunchtimes here at the moment. Lot of people playing DotA and LoL, some playing the new WoW expansion. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=341445#Comment_341445Tue, 02 Oct 2012 13:54:02 -0500DavidLejeuneThe Videogame Thread (October to December 2012)http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=341452#Comment_341452
http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=341452#Comment_341452Tue, 02 Oct 2012 14:53:49 -0500James CunninghamIt's also more than a little disturbing, depending on your fondness for animals. I see cats as friendly little weirdo-beasts. Any random carnivore sees them as both a competitor for and a source of food.

Also, I learned that a pomeranian doesn't stand much chance against an alligator. Who knew? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=341454#Comment_341454Tue, 02 Oct 2012 15:07:27 -0500andyconI wish I could buy it a few more times just so it will be a success and Sony will see there is a market for weird 'Japanese' games here in the west ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=341455#Comment_341455Tue, 02 Oct 2012 15:18:42 -0500joe.distortThe Videogame Thread (October to December 2012)http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=341474#Comment_341474
http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=341474#Comment_341474Tue, 02 Oct 2012 18:29:56 -0500agentarsenicI still need a new gaming laptop after the giant Toshiba I had died, hence all the overtime.

A new baby could factor into both things, as well. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=341490#Comment_341490Wed, 03 Oct 2012 00:59:39 -0500Ben KlumasterThe Videogame Thread (October to December 2012)http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=341523#Comment_341523
http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=341523#Comment_341523Wed, 03 Oct 2012 13:55:38 -0500twentythoughtsNeither that nor Resident Evil 2 are currently transferable to the Vita. Boo! ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=341569#Comment_341569Thu, 04 Oct 2012 02:20:28 -0500Flabyo
Here's Gametrailers round-up of what's out in October. These are US dates of course, so Assassin's Creed and Need for Speed are both November games here in the UK... ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=341651#Comment_341651Thu, 04 Oct 2012 15:24:28 -0500RenThing
Maine GOPer releases campaign flyer criticizing Dem opponent for playing an Orc Rogue in WoW. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=341665#Comment_341665Thu, 04 Oct 2012 19:37:08 -0500James CunninghamStill voting Angus King, though. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=341700#Comment_341700Fri, 05 Oct 2012 09:49:48 -0500joe.distortDEAD ISLAND came in the mail, NiGHTS is out, new track pack for TRIALS EVOLUTION

i really want to just loaf about and recharge this weekend

unfortunately my most out of hand booze hound friend is in town for theee days

i already know how this ends, with me opening my eyes monday morning grunting 'Uuuuugh' ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=341702#Comment_341702Fri, 05 Oct 2012 10:15:29 -0500RenThingThe Videogame Thread (October to December 2012)http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=341734#Comment_341734
http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=341734#Comment_341734Fri, 05 Oct 2012 19:14:02 -0500Corey WaitsAlso got into the alpha/beta for a couple of stompy mech games... Not sure where the NDAs are at at the moment, so that's all I'll say.

Chomping at the bit for HOTLINE MIAMI. Can't it just be out already? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=341737#Comment_341737Fri, 05 Oct 2012 19:44:12 -0500government spyNever played with any of you WC'ers, but wouldn't mind giving it a shot... ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=341745#Comment_341745Fri, 05 Oct 2012 23:38:48 -0500James CunninghamThe Videogame Thread (October to December 2012)http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=341761#Comment_341761
http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=341761#Comment_341761Sat, 06 Oct 2012 09:47:27 -0500andyconpart of me hates not having a PC back in the day, the other part of me loves that I can get all these games for like $4 a pop ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=341793#Comment_341793Sun, 07 Oct 2012 01:51:06 -0500FlabyoAnd the art style is awesome (reminds me a little of Samurai Jack) ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=341805#Comment_341805Sun, 07 Oct 2012 09:13:18 -0500screaming meat'Mark of the Ninja' is excellent. It reminds me of a cross between the original Metal Gears, Shinobi and/or Shadow Dancer.... with maybe a little Tenchu (in 2D). Hours of fun. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=341817#Comment_341817Sun, 07 Oct 2012 15:05:55 -0500James CunninghamThe Videogame Thread (October to December 2012)http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=342041#Comment_342041
http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=342041#Comment_342041Fri, 12 Oct 2012 02:14:42 -0500FlabyoThe Videogame Thread (October to December 2012)http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=342042#Comment_342042
http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=342042#Comment_342042Fri, 12 Oct 2012 02:54:36 -0500Vornaskotti***

2) If not, a pal who's a writer in Remedy had a fun idea - come play in his X-Com squad :D http://community.remedygames.com/showthread.php?t=9366 ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=342066#Comment_342066Fri, 12 Oct 2012 10:23:55 -0500Vornaskottihttp://community.remedygames.com/showthread.php?p=157094#post157094 ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=342101#Comment_342101Sat, 13 Oct 2012 12:24:30 -0500MoracThe Videogame Thread (October to December 2012)http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=342110#Comment_342110
http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=342110#Comment_342110Sat, 13 Oct 2012 17:45:31 -0500twentythoughtsI just spent AN HOUR grinding out those last two Chocographs in the first Chocobo forest. AN. HOUR. The main problem was that last Chocograph, the one you need to make your Chocobo walk through rivers. I'd forgotten just how mindnumbing it is to play the same minigame again and again, digging up nothing but Gysahl greens, potions and whatever else piddly items the game tosses at you when each Chocobo location is mostly emptied of good items. It isn't made any better by the occasional fiddlyness of the game when you're a pixel away from where it wants you to dig. It got to the point where I was looking at FAQs to make sure that I'd remembered correctly, that I was supposed to actually, really do this.

No more. I'm 47 hours into the game and I haven't even gotten to Terra yet. I'm powering through the rest, and Choco can go K-K-KWEHHHHH!!! himself. I'm not going through that with three or four more locations.

(Beyond that, I actually still like FF9. The random battles can be a chore at times, since they're annoyingly slow when fighting certain enemies, but I *really* like the story and characters and the world they've built. And when the battle system's at its best, it's actually still really fun.) ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=342304#Comment_342304Thu, 18 Oct 2012 07:55:19 -0500FauxhammerThe Videogame Thread (October to December 2012)http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=342305#Comment_342305
http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=342305#Comment_342305Thu, 18 Oct 2012 08:18:15 -0500twentythoughtsThe Videogame Thread (October to December 2012)http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=342346#Comment_342346
http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=342346#Comment_342346Fri, 19 Oct 2012 02:47:04 -0500FinagleThe Videogame Thread (October to December 2012)http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=342347#Comment_342347
http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=342347#Comment_342347Fri, 19 Oct 2012 03:47:18 -0500MWHSWars of the Roses is also fun, if a bit lacking in depth. Hopefully the developers will add more content/finish the damn game without Paradox pushing them to make everything DLC. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=342356#Comment_342356Fri, 19 Oct 2012 06:11:15 -0500Ben KlumasterThe Videogame Thread (October to December 2012)http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=342376#Comment_342376
http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=342376#Comment_342376Fri, 19 Oct 2012 09:59:00 -0500RenThingThe Videogame Thread (October to December 2012)http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=342388#Comment_342388
http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=342388#Comment_342388Fri, 19 Oct 2012 12:44:42 -0500FlabyoThe Videogame Thread (October to December 2012)http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=342391#Comment_342391
http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=342391#Comment_342391Fri, 19 Oct 2012 13:01:15 -0500Ben Klumaster
Talking of Thin Men, please tell me I'm not the only person that looks at them and sees Jarvis Cocker meets League of Gentlemen? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=342398#Comment_342398Fri, 19 Oct 2012 16:01:59 -0500RenThingThe Videogame Thread (October to December 2012)http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=342436#Comment_342436
http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=342436#Comment_342436Sun, 21 Oct 2012 00:09:02 -0500Alan Tyson
XCOM is breaking my heart, right at this very moment. Let me tell you all a story about how XCOM is breaking my heart.

Emily St. Albans grew up on the streets of Manchester, U.K., and she grew up tough. The youngest of six children, she was essentially an orphan, and she found a home in run-down houses, boarded-up factories, and friends' flats. Emily dropped out of school and ran away from home at 15, and it took her parents three days to realize she was gone. In her teens, she was fed on a steady diet of punk music, cheap beer, and regular fights with the local gangbangers. Emily was one of those kids who, if you ask just about anyone, just wasn't ever going to go anywhere, or do anything that mattered.

Then the aliens came.

Emily was one of the only survivors of the Manchester Incident, and escaped her city on board an XCOM Skyranger. She earned her seat on the dropship by feeding a Sectoid three cartridges of birdshot, saving the life of an XCOM squad leader in the process. Emily got to keep the shotgun, and XCOM got to keep Emily. Seven months passed, and Emily became one of the most deadly and dedicated squad leaders at XCOM. A veteran of more than thirty operations, she saved countless lives and put down more than sixty alien combatants. As the Great Invasion dragged on, and fewer and fewer things could be counted on, the men and women who fought against the aliens knew that, when they needed a one-woman door breach, a flanking maneuver against a trio of Floaters, or someone to cover the VIP's escape, Emily St. Albans could be counted on to get the job done.

Then came the mission in India. The bad mission. A bomb has been planted, and things had gone wrong - disarming simply wasn't an option. All that was left was to evac the squad back the Skyranger, and try to get everyone home to fight another day. The aliens, of course, had other plans. Emily, who had no problem running and shooting (she'd been doing the former for as long as she could remember, and the latter for as long as she cared to remember), kept up with the squad until the last set of cover. Everyone was wounded, even Emily, and the aliens were hot on their heels, and coming out of the woodwork all around them. Fighting wasn't an option, and running might save two, maybe three people, but not the whole squad. There was a third option - someone could remain behind, keep the aliens busy, and take as many of them down as possible while the squad high-tailed it back to the dropship.

That someone was Emily St. Albans.

Six members of XCOM set down in Calcutta, India that night. Five made it back. One died a hero.

All of that, up there? All of it was the story I told myself while playing through my first campaign of any XCOM game, ever. This game forces you to tell yourself a story, and then it rips you apart when it brings that story to an end. I totally get why people obsessed over the original game back in the nineties. I seriously had to set my controller down and mutter "fuck fuck FUCK" to myself afterwards.

God damn, this is a good game. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=342439#Comment_342439Sun, 21 Oct 2012 00:47:31 -0500James CunninghamAfter Borderlands 2, I think I'll give Unfinished Swan some time. :) ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=342478#Comment_342478Sun, 21 Oct 2012 22:44:12 -0500InvincibleMI downloaded Tokyo Jungle from PSN and It's fun, definitely different. It's sort of exhausting to try and unlock all the animals though, especially when I know that my score ultimately has a cap, based on the leaderboards.

Going to pick up XCOM tomorrow because once I heard the words turn based strategy, I couldn't resist.

I'll also be downloading the Unfinished Swan when it comes out. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=342499#Comment_342499Mon, 22 Oct 2012 04:40:02 -0500oscillateurThe Videogame Thread (October to December 2012)http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=342510#Comment_342510
http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=342510#Comment_342510Mon, 22 Oct 2012 08:33:29 -0500RenThingThe worst, THE WORST, about the original XComm games was when you had a squad member make it through mission after mission after mission and you finally get to that point, the point where no matter what you do, no matter how many times you might reload from your last save point, they are positively fucked.

I know people who stopped playing the game when their squad got wiped out because in some small way they blamed themselves. Harsh. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=342512#Comment_342512Mon, 22 Oct 2012 08:40:32 -0500johnjonesUltima IV is totally different. Most games want you to become a great wizard or deadly fighter. This one wants you to become a combination of Jesus and Bhuddha, the Avatar, in a quest to become a more and ethical paragon to provide an example for the Britannian people. I'm playing through though this as a Shepherd. Yes, Shepherd, the class of Humility. You know what special powers a Shepherd gets? Nothing. My best weapon is a Sling. Best Armor is Cloth. You're essentially playing someone as weak as a Mage but who has no magic. How did I end up with this? By honestly answering the questions at the started.

See Ultima IV differs from most games in that instead of assigning numbers or random rolling, you pick your character's class (and possibly starting attributes) by picking between a series of moral dilemmas and life choices. You decide which virtues best define you and by doing so, decide what you'll end up playing. It's just a lovely, awesome game that apparently came out in 1985. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=342529#Comment_342529Mon, 22 Oct 2012 12:48:28 -0500Ryan S ThomasonI think I need to quit sleeping so I can fit in the time for all these games, I'm halfway through RE6 oh and I'm trying to wean myself off Dwarf Fortress as well.

[EDIT] While I'm talking about DF and its insane difficulty, have a nosey at this thing I tried ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=342530#Comment_342530Mon, 22 Oct 2012 12:56:44 -0500andyconThe Videogame Thread (October to December 2012)http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=342553#Comment_342553
http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=342553#Comment_342553Mon, 22 Oct 2012 20:29:48 -0500johnjonesI got all my Ultima games from Gog. BTW, assuming you get the full series, you should know that you can transfer your character from IV to V and then from V to VI.

Also, Andy, be prepared to set aside a couple of weeks for Ultima V, which is, if anything, even better than Ultima IV. Ultima V takes the idea of the Eight Virtues and deals with them at the societal level. It effectively shows the land of Britannia living under "Buddhist fundamentalism" in which the Virtues, which are meant as guidelines are instead applied as harsh laws with specific behaviors and punishments delineated. "Thou Shalt Not Lie or Thou Shalt Lose Thy Tongue" is the law for Honesty. In Yew, you meet a father and child who are locked up in stocks for violating the Laws. The father broke the second law by not giving enough to charity. The child broke the Seventh law by not turning in his father. More than any game I've played Ultima V brought home the evil of the villains in a truly personal, "in your face" way.

For one thing, the Shadowlords will sometimes be in a town that you visit. While there, they will hunt you if they see you (and they are both extremely tough and impossible to kill permanently until you figure out how). They will also color the interactions you have with the NPCs in the town. Cowardice makes every one there respond conversation attempts with "Please don't hurt me, please go away." Hatred makes them say "Begone, scum!" and they hit you for a small amount of damage. Falsehood allows for interaction but merchant will cheat you and overcharge you, plus anyone speaking to you will steal something from you at the end of the conversation. Also, Ultima V has day and night now - and you can't buy stuff at night because everyone's asleep.

For another thing, there's a scene that can play our if your party is captured by Lord Blackthorn, the overall villain of the game. In this seen he puts one of your party members into a thing with a swinging axe above it and demands to know a piece of information from you. If you don't give it to him (and you shouldn't) the axe splits your party member in two, killing him. And not just killing him, he's permanently deleted from your party roster and you can't get him back without starting the game over or restore at a save point. Despite the primitive, 1987 graphics, the dialogue makes it a harrowing scene that deeply personalizes the villain and your relationship to him, which makes the ultimate win you'll achieve much more satisfying. You're not defeating some generic Dark Kind or Evil Wizard, you're getting that fucker who murdered Iolo and that feels a hell of a lot better. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=342560#Comment_342560Tue, 23 Oct 2012 00:57:33 -0500Ryan S Thomasonthoroughly convinced :D

I've been trawling through GOG for a good long time now, I think after dwarf fortress I can handle mid-80s graphics again... ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=342570#Comment_342570Tue, 23 Oct 2012 05:58:48 -0500vandalhandleThe Videogame Thread (October to December 2012)http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=342612#Comment_342612
http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=342612#Comment_342612Wed, 24 Oct 2012 06:56:57 -0500Ben KlumasterThe Videogame Thread (October to December 2012)http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=342629#Comment_342629
http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=342629#Comment_342629Wed, 24 Oct 2012 10:04:43 -0500FlabyoBut the original did that too, and had the disadvantage of not even making it clear what you should be targetting.

Those council missions though, it is weird how those don't get any harder past a certain point. They're good for blooding rookies at least. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=342640#Comment_342640Wed, 24 Oct 2012 14:09:13 -0500twentythoughtsThe Videogame Thread (October to December 2012)http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=342644#Comment_342644
http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=342644#Comment_342644Wed, 24 Oct 2012 15:28:27 -0500twentythoughtsThe Videogame Thread (October to December 2012)http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=342659#Comment_342659
http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=342659#Comment_342659Wed, 24 Oct 2012 20:58:49 -0500cjkogerThe Videogame Thread (October to December 2012)http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=342668#Comment_342668
http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=342668#Comment_342668Thu, 25 Oct 2012 01:01:32 -0500FlabyoIf you see 'Spec Ops: The Line' for a similar price, I can totally recommend that too. Again it feels like a fairly standard shooter at first, but the game is really about how in war everyone loses, and it evolves storyline wise into a massive subversion of the 'America saves the day!' trope.

I do love games that take a chance and experiement with their narratives. Videogames are a unique form, and there are things we can do with them that'll blow peoples minds once we can get properly past the 'kids stuff' baggage. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=342689#Comment_342689Thu, 25 Oct 2012 12:52:12 -0500andyconJust remember that it is an RPG, and stats mean something,, when you are shooting at someone from 10 feet away and keep missing ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=342691#Comment_342691Thu, 25 Oct 2012 13:54:40 -0500twentythoughtsSpent about 65 hours on it. Mainly, I think, since I wasn't powering through like I initially intended to do. I actually let myself get distracted by all those little things, like Chocobo Hot 'n Cold, the card game, poking around the sidequests, etc.

There are bits of the game that drag. In particular the bits where you're walking around trying to solve environmental puzzles that involve walking around and poking at things until they open up, while you're fighting (through random battles) the same two sets of enemies that take too long to kill even though they're not actually much of a threat. The rest is actually pretty awesome, though.

It's a curiously dark story despite the visual style, centered around people dealing with their own mortality (in particular, those given really short lifespans). That's right: The game's theme is people dealing with the fact that they're going to die sooner or later, and how they make their lives count. This is done while fighting turn-based battles against fantasy critters. Well, it IS a Japanese game.

If you've got a hankering for old-school RPGing, I really recommend it. Especially now that you can play it portably. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=342874#Comment_342874Mon, 29 Oct 2012 13:56:56 -0500MagnulusThe Videogame Thread (October to December 2012)http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=343944#Comment_343944
http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=343944#Comment_343944Mon, 12 Nov 2012 12:23:08 -0600oldhatThe Videogame Thread (October to December 2012)http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=344125#Comment_344125
http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=344125#Comment_344125Thu, 15 Nov 2012 15:39:35 -0600twentythoughtsThis game's obsession with trains borders on the unhealthy. There's a whole race of wise people called Lokomos, whose defining trait seems to be that they're crippled, their life consisting of hanging around in temples while puffing around on steam-powered wheelchairs. Like, whut.

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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=344126#Comment_344126Thu, 15 Nov 2012 15:41:38 -0600D.J.The Videogame Thread (October to December 2012)http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=344371#Comment_344371
http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=344371#Comment_344371Tue, 20 Nov 2012 09:28:12 -0600RenThing
Baludrs Gate: Enhanced Edition due out in eight days and if there is no Minsk and Boo I will be very, very displeased. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=344372#Comment_344372Tue, 20 Nov 2012 09:32:32 -0600oldhatThe Videogame Thread (October to December 2012)http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=344375#Comment_344375
http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=344375#Comment_344375Tue, 20 Nov 2012 11:08:25 -0600InvincibleMGet Uncharted first. It is a really, really, really well made series of games. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=344379#Comment_344379Tue, 20 Nov 2012 12:54:54 -0600oldhatAlso plan on getting Mass Effect 2 (was in the middle of it on my xbox when it redringed on me) and LittleBigPlanet because, well, it's adorable. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=344380#Comment_344380Tue, 20 Nov 2012 12:58:06 -0600James CunninghamOldhat- Demon's Souls. *evil laugh* ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=344381#Comment_344381Tue, 20 Nov 2012 13:47:36 -0600twentythoughtsSpecial recommendations: Demon's Souls, Dark Souls (both amazing games, and Dark Souls is the spiritual sequel to Demon's Souls). In fact, make sure to get them and play them fast... Some of the most interesting stuff that happens in them depends on online interactivity, and their server life isn't eternal.

Another special recommendation: Valkyria Chronicles. If you have ANY interest whatsoever in strategy games and/or RPGs, this is essential.

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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=344409#Comment_344409Wed, 21 Nov 2012 03:25:51 -0600FlabyoI rather like it. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=344474#Comment_344474Thu, 22 Nov 2012 14:02:03 -0600MagnulusI'll admit, I've played Civilisation: Revolution many, many times on my PS3, though it looks as if XCOM is replacing that one as my go-to game for when I just want to play SOMETHING for a bit. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=344488#Comment_344488Thu, 22 Nov 2012 20:03:16 -0600James CunninghamMy review of Far Cry 3 is up. RPS mentioned the mission nagging in their review, though, and now I feel silly for having forgotten to gripe about it in mine. I can't be too harsh on it, though, because damn but I do love Far Cry 3. I'll love it a lot more when I'm playing the PC version, though. :) ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=344496#Comment_344496Fri, 23 Nov 2012 01:49:10 -0600FlabyoIt's actually really rather good. Basically GTA, in Hong Kong, but with combat controls that actually work and an interesting melee combat system that has fancy combos and the ability to perform environment based attacks (like shoving someone into a giant fishtank) ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=344509#Comment_344509Fri, 23 Nov 2012 09:54:06 -0600Morac
Steam Sale going on. Must... resist... temptation....

I've already caved and picked up the Walking Dead season pass, as well as Offspring Fling (the latter for only $2!). ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=344512#Comment_344512Fri, 23 Nov 2012 10:07:18 -0600oldhatI'm getting Ticket to Ride at half off, aren't I? Damn it... ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=344513#Comment_344513Fri, 23 Nov 2012 10:18:21 -0600oldhatStill worth getting? I know there's some rumours going around about the PS4 being released next year...Really don't want to get a console and then they just stop making games for it. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=344514#Comment_344514Fri, 23 Nov 2012 10:38:44 -0600MoracThe Videogame Thread (October to December 2012)http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=344515#Comment_344515
http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=344515#Comment_344515Fri, 23 Nov 2012 10:59:55 -0600oldhatThe Videogame Thread (October to December 2012)http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=344517#Comment_344517
http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=344517#Comment_344517Fri, 23 Nov 2012 12:33:15 -0600DavidLejeuneThe Videogame Thread (October to December 2012)http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=344522#Comment_344522
http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=344522#Comment_344522Fri, 23 Nov 2012 13:55:47 -0600Ben KlumasterThe Videogame Thread (October to December 2012)http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=344525#Comment_344525
http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=344525#Comment_344525Fri, 23 Nov 2012 14:59:35 -0600FlabyoDo you own a Blu-Ray player?

If no, then PS3. If yes, then 'you really need to have lots of friends already playing 360 to take it over PS3'. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=344535#Comment_344535Fri, 23 Nov 2012 23:55:41 -0600MoracAlso, I highly recommend naming all of your squad members after people you know. It's a very fun way to play, especially when coupled with Iron Man mode. The odd thing about XCom is that for it to really work, you kind of have to meet it half way, adding in your own personal emotional connections. The game gives you very good tools for exploiting these connections, but offers little to establish them in the first place. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=344540#Comment_344540Sat, 24 Nov 2012 07:01:43 -0600twentythoughtsThe Videogame Thread (October to December 2012)http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=344547#Comment_344547
http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=344547#Comment_344547Sat, 24 Nov 2012 13:54:01 -0600oldhatThe Videogame Thread (October to December 2012)http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=344548#Comment_344548
http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=344548#Comment_344548Sat, 24 Nov 2012 13:55:42 -0600MoracThe Videogame Thread (October to December 2012)http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=344553#Comment_344553
http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=344553#Comment_344553Sat, 24 Nov 2012 17:39:39 -0600oldhatTonight will be playing Uncharted 3 and maybe something free I can find. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=344567#Comment_344567Sun, 25 Nov 2012 09:00:31 -0600cjkogerThe Videogame Thread (October to December 2012)http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=344574#Comment_344574
http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=344574#Comment_344574Sun, 25 Nov 2012 15:20:47 -0600DavidLejeuneThe Videogame Thread (October to December 2012)http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=344617#Comment_344617
http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=344617#Comment_344617Mon, 26 Nov 2012 14:15:45 -0600InvincibleMWent kind of wild with the Steam sale and picked up:

Star Wars: Knights of the Old RepublicStar Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2Orcs must Die! 2NightSkyBraidSpacechemAquariaPsychonautsLegend of Grimrockand Superbrothers: Sword and Sorcery EP which looks really cool.

Will ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=344738#Comment_344738Thu, 29 Nov 2012 11:07:36 -0600Morac
Humble Bundle! From THQ of all people. Currently has Saints Row 3, Company of Heroes 2 and expansions, Metro 2033, Darksiders, and Red Faction: Armageddon. The first three are excellent games, and I haven't played the other two.

Sorry Mac & Linux people, this bundle is Windows and Steam only.

Oddly, I'm seeing some surprising backlash against this bundle on my twitter feed. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=344740#Comment_344740Thu, 29 Nov 2012 11:27:48 -0600oldhat ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=344748#Comment_344748Thu, 29 Nov 2012 13:06:35 -0600Ben Klumaster
Also, god dang, I bought SR3 only two days ago. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=344749#Comment_344749Thu, 29 Nov 2012 13:28:06 -0600Morac@Ben: It is a bit of a departure, sure. But some people are acting like Humble has personally killed their cat, with quotes like "Well, they completely abandoned Linux and Mac gamers. That's 50% of their customers." or "Indie community proves yet again that AAA is the enemy until a lot of $ shows up. Humility can be bought." (These are direct quotes off of my Twitter feed). ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=344751#Comment_344751Thu, 29 Nov 2012 14:34:14 -0600MagnulusThe Videogame Thread (October to December 2012)http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=344754#Comment_344754
http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=344754#Comment_344754Thu, 29 Nov 2012 14:48:06 -0600ArgosThe Videogame Thread (October to December 2012)http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=344757#Comment_344757
http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=344757#Comment_344757Thu, 29 Nov 2012 15:00:41 -0600MagnulusBut, like I said; I think it's great that they're on the bundle. Just disappointed that I'm not joining in the fun. (Because I know I wouldn't be playing the games) ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=344761#Comment_344761Thu, 29 Nov 2012 15:15:56 -0600MoracI'd definitely like it if there were linux/mac ports of these games, but honestly if there is anyone I'd let lack of cross-platform slide on, it's the bigger companies, because of the phenomenal cost of properly porting a AAA title. Even the Psychonauts Mac port is a bit dodgy, and that game came out in 2005. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=344768#Comment_344768Thu, 29 Nov 2012 15:40:59 -0600oldhatThe Videogame Thread (October to December 2012)http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=344809#Comment_344809
http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=344809#Comment_344809Fri, 30 Nov 2012 04:07:57 -0600Will Couper

Hobo WizardHobo Warrior (sequel to Hobo Wizard)Big Darn Wheels Inc. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=345034#Comment_345034Tue, 04 Dec 2012 20:35:21 -0600oldhatTurns out EB Games store guy was a lying liar who lies. Mass Effect trilogy DID come out today! And I decided to pick it up.

So starting all over again after my xbox crashed in the middle of ME2. Still don't know the ending, so I'll thank you for no spoilers (even though everyone's stopped talking about it).

EDIT TO ADD: OH SHI-

Twyla Shepard. Near as I can make her to the last one I was playing on Xbox.

Thoughts so far on the crossover: a little buggy with audio sync and a few repeats. Glad that I'm able to mess around with the controller , so my trigger finger lands on the R1 button instead of R2. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=345043#Comment_345043Wed, 05 Dec 2012 00:04:22 -0600Morac

Shepard is secretly the last of the space unicorns. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=345164#Comment_345164Sat, 08 Dec 2012 07:33:56 -0600twentythoughts
DARK SOULS 2 IS COMING AUGHAUGHAGSFDHSH

Contrast those graphics with what might have been the first PC game I ever played:

It was awful ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=345268#Comment_345268Mon, 10 Dec 2012 19:31:48 -0600Yaboo ChingoaUnfortunately, these were the games in question.

They weren't particularly bad, you understand... but once you'd played for three minutes, you pretty much got the idea, and changed cartridges. Unless those were the only NES game your folks allowed in their home, I guess.

There were a couple of Christian FPS games for the PC, but I never played 'em.

Most PCs will be able to run it. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=345468#Comment_345468Sat, 15 Dec 2012 02:20:17 -0600Magnulus
this. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=345712#Comment_345712Wed, 19 Dec 2012 07:11:59 -0600FlabyoGames of 2011Games of 2012 ]]>
The Videogame Thread (October to December 2012)http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=345729#Comment_345729
http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=345729#Comment_345729Wed, 19 Dec 2012 14:30:37 -0600DavidLejeune
has filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy. Not massively shocking, but a little bit surprising, since the stock seemed to be trending upward in the wake of the Humble Bundle. And despite the news story saying there were 'no layoffs planned' I texted a friend who's still there and she replied that she was 'busy packing.' So layoffs apparently are happening. ]]>
The Videogame Thread (October to December 2012)http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=345731#Comment_345731
http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=345731#Comment_345731Wed, 19 Dec 2012 14:38:43 -0600RenThingThe Videogame Thread (October to December 2012)http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=345794#Comment_345794
http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=345794#Comment_345794Thu, 20 Dec 2012 19:03:05 -0600James CunninghamThe Videogame Thread (October to December 2012)http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=345797#Comment_345797
http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=345797#Comment_345797Fri, 21 Dec 2012 00:39:24 -0600MoracHitman: Absolution, Arkham City Game of the Year edition, Intrusion 2, Cargo Commander and an expansion for Dungeons of Dredmor. I am really glad I got a new job recently. ]]>
The Videogame Thread (October to December 2012)http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=345801#Comment_345801
http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=345801#Comment_345801Fri, 21 Dec 2012 01:00:52 -0600DavidLejeune[edit] Fuckit. The additional tools should make it handier than 2 has been. Boughted. ]]>
The Videogame Thread (October to December 2012)http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=345940#Comment_345940
http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=10854&Focus=345940#Comment_345940Mon, 24 Dec 2012 21:56:38 -0600FrankCompleted the thing on Normal and now playing on Classic difficulty